The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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They aren’t antivaccine crusaders, he said, but didn’t understand the severity of the disease, or believed vaccines could cause autism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Antidebt crusaders, like the personal-finance radio host Dave Ramsey, have been speaking for years about how paying thousands of dollars in interest can seriously impede a family’s ability to make progress on their other goals.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
Cheering for such idealism used to feel corny; all the cool, caped crusaders had ethical kinks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
CBS’ crime-time detectives and Dick Wolf’s crusaders are constructed from the bones of Doyle’s eternally durable creation, but so are medical mysteries.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
You want to be cheerleaders or you want to be crusaders, it’s up to you.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
